Hot, Hot, Hot: Climate Change, Heat, and Health
An upcoming Hot Topics in Public Health symposium | Hosted by the School of Medicine and Public Health
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time
5:30-7 p.m.
Location
Description
The event will take place on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) Room 1335 and online. Registration is now open to attend in-person or virtually. The symposium will provide an overview of the science behind climate change, heat exposure and health consequences. Recent research on the role of heat and humidity on mortality of dialysis patients will demonstrate effects of a changing climate on patient care and public health.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email smphevents@med.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, April 8, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.